Anti-Money Laundering Analyst at Old Mutual

Key Result Areas / Outputs

• Review and investigate alerts generated from the Actimize platform in accordance with approved SOPs and internal standards.
• Ensure alert reviews are performed consistently and aligned to documented procedures to support governance and regulatory defensibility.
• Assess sanctions, PEP and adverse media alerts and determine true matches versus false positives.
• Conduct transactional analysis to identify unusual activity, suspicious behaviour and potential money laundering typologies.
• Maintain clear, structured and audit ready case documentation for all alerts reviewed.
• Escalate potential true matches or suspicious matters in line with internal escalation and reporting procedures.
• Ensure alerts are reviewed within defined SLAs and regulatory timeframes.
• Support quality assurance reviews by addressing findings and strengthening control consistency.
• Identify recurring data, system or process gaps impacting alert quality and escalate for remediation.
• Contribute to governance reporting on alert volumes, ageing, trends and emerging risks.
• The above responsibilities are not exhaustive and may evolve in line with regulatory requirements, business needs and enhancements to the financial crime control framework.

Qualifications

• Matric/ Grade 12
• Certificate in Anti Money Laundering and Compliance Management, advantageous
• Degree in (or studying towards) Compliance, Legal, Commerce and/or Risk Management, advantageous

Experience:

• 2 to 4 years’ experience in AML, financial crime, compliance or regulatory environment
• Practical understanding of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act and related AML, CFT and CPF requirements
• Working knowledge of applicable legislation including the FIC Act, POCDATARA and POCA
• Experience in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or alert management environments
• Understanding of customer due diligence, sanctions, PEP and adverse media processes
• Experience working within a financial services environment
• Exposure to compliance monitoring tools, case management systems or Actimize or similar platforms.